“And to step into a club that was struggling at the time and to do as well as he did shows how good he is. He's only going to get better and better.”

The England boss pushed back his squad announcement until next Monday to assess players’ fitness.

Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck was yesterday ruled out for nine months after undergoing knee surgery, leaving a striker position free.

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